GRE Word List

PENDULOUS

poised without visible support

The meaning of the word pendulous is poised without visible support.

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WordMeaning
fluctuateto shift back and forth uncertainly
campa place usually away from urban areas where tents or simple buildings (such as cabins) are erected for shelter or for temporary residence (as for laborers, prisoners, or vacationers)
pristinebelonging to the earliest period or state : original
frustrateto balk or defeat in an endeavor
irreverencelack of reverence
suavitysmoothly though often superficially gracious and sophisticated
providencedivine guidance or care
phlegmaticresembling, consisting of, or producing the humor phlegm
chortleto sing or chant exultantly
coagulateto cause to become viscous or thickened into a coherent mass : curdle